Africa

We both lost our brother to war in Somalia. The least Congress could do is thoroughly debate and vote on where, when, and most importantly, why we should send our friends and family to fight and potentially die in endless conflicts.

Named Black Beauty, it formed almost 4.5 billion years ago and adds to evidence that Mars was once habitable.

The radical right, claiming a moral and cultural high ground not so different from the traditional and religious leaders in conservative Muslim-majority Niger, has succeeded in commandeering women's reproductive rights.

There was no joint communique issued after the event, and the war in Ukraine took the form of the big, fat elephant in the room.

As long as neither Congress nor European parliaments are in the mood to authorize new funding, there can be no Belt and Road alternative.

Two adorable elephant calves tried out their tusker skills to confront a tourist safari at a South African game reserve.

I don't doubt that the United States wants to see a democratic Sudan. But it needs to course correct.

Victim Riaan Naude had been denounced by international animal rights organizations because of the large number of wild animals that died at his hands.

Eyewitnesses reported the shark attacking a swimmer at 14.09 p.m. local time. Just one minute later, the shark was caught on film.

Jullienella foetida can reach a size of several centimeters and has a "foul-smelling odor."

The Sterkfontein Caves in Johannesburg, South Africa, reveal nearly 4 million years of evolution, scientists say.

Without decolonizing conservation, the outcome of the global effort to mitigate climate change through land conservation will likely be permanent displacement—and the possible extinction—of Indigenous peoples worldwide.

Africa has a long-term plan to tackle the root causes of recurrent emergencies. There are lessons here for the rich world as well.

Every time you take action against hunger, you show the world that you care about the hungry.

A wealthy British hotelier and his wife are being held in a "hell hole" prison after being charged with money laundering by cops on the paradise island of Zanzibar.

More than 800 endangered seahorses to be used as "natural viagra" by bogus healers were being smuggled through an airport.

Should happiness be the focus of one's life, or something deeper?

We are experiencing a major crisis in the price and supply of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food, or RUTF.

The big cat had stepped into the snare, which was becoming tighter and tighter.

This is the first time that well-digging has been observed in a group of chimpanzees living in the rainforest.

Ovarian cancer is ranked among the top killers of women around the globe, especially in developing countries. Vigilance is a health necessity.

The Volunteers for the Defense of the Fatherland is seen as a stop-gap measure to halt a spreading conflict.

Rats are being trained to be sent into earthquake debris wearing tiny backpacks outfitted with microphones so rescue teams can talk to survivors.

In the wake of his death from COVID-19 last year, his children — including two former U.S. collegiate-level golf players — are continuing his work.

The U.S. mission in Somalia is a peripheral concern with no strategic value.

The horns from endangered black rhinos are worth more than $428,000 on the black market and were being sent to Vietnam.

The Biden administration needs to think bigger about critical mineral supply chains.

Lydia Tiller, from Save the Elephants, told Newsweek they are seeing a huge increase in the number of human and elephant conflicts across Africa.

In the wake of this latest tragedy and the ongoing violence, re-designating Nigeria as a CPC should be an immediate U.S. policy objective.

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